CIT v. United Commercial and Industrial Co (P.) Ltd.

187 ITR 596High Court1991#756 most cited

What is CIT v. United Commercial and Industrial Co (P.) Ltd. authority for?

Under Section 68 of the Income-tax Act, the assessee must prima facie prove the identity of creditors, their creditworthiness or capacity, and the genuineness of the transactions to explain any cash credit, including share application money.

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Also referred to as

CIT v. United Commercial and Industrial Co (P.) Ltd · Section 68 · cash credit · onus of proof · identity of creditors · creditworthiness of creditor · genuineness of transaction · share application money · assessee's burden · unexplained cash credit

Issues it is cited on

Judgments citing CIT v. United Commercial and Industrial Co (P.) Ltd.

ACIT 9(3), Mumbai vs. Stationery Point India Ltd, Mumbai

ITA 8054/MUM/2010[2005-06]Status: DisposedITAT Mumbai12 Aug 2016AY 2005-06

Bench: Shri Sanjay Arora, Am & Shri Pawan Singh, Jm आयकर अपील सं./I.T.A. No. 8054/Mum/2010 ("नधा"रण वष" / Assessment Year: 2005-06) Asst. Cit-9(3), Stationery Point India Ltd. 2Nd Floor, Room No. 229, A-7/60, Saraf Choudhary Nagar, बनाम/ Aayakar Bhavan, M. K. Road, Thakur Complex, Kandivali (E), Vs. Mumbai-400 020 Mumbai-400 101 "थायी लेखा सं./जीआइआर सं./Pan/Gir No. Aafcs 3137 G (अपीलाथ" /Appellant) (""यथ" / Respondent) : अपीलाथ" क" ओर से / Appellant By : Shri Mohammed Rizwan ""यथ" क" ओर से/Respondent By : Shri Haresh P. Shah

For Appellant: Shri Mohammed RizwanFor Respondent: Shri Haresh P. Shah
Section 143(3)Section 68

…f others including employees.’ Confirmations, by themselves do not prove the credit (refer: Bharati P. Ltd. v. CIT (1978) 111 ITR 951 (Cal); CIT v. W. J. Walker & Co., (1979) 117 ITR 690, 694 (Cal); CIT v. United commercial & Industrial Co. (P.) Ltd., (1991) 187 ITR 596, 599 (Cal). The assessee is an unlisted company, whose shares are, therefore, illiquid. There is nothing on record to show that the share subscription had been sought in the course of raising share capital from the public, or by way of private placement, filing the requisite details (viz. Prospectus or, as the case may be, Statement in lieu of Pr…

DCIT, New Delhi vs. M/S Lifestyle Texworks Pvt. Ltd., New Delhi

In the result, the appeal is allowed partly for statistical purpose

ITA 1943/DEL/2011[2006-07]Status: DisposedITAT Delhi30 Jun 2016AY 2006-07

Bench: Sh. H.S. Sidhu & Sh. O.P. Kantassessment Year: 2006-07 Deputy Commissioner Of Income Vs. M/S. Lifestyle Texworks Pvt. Ltd., Tax, Circle-4(1), Room No. 407, 4Th Apartment 530, Tower Iii, Mount Floor, C.R. Building, I.P. Estate, Kailash, East Of Kailash, New Delhi New Delhi Gir/Pan : Aaacl7069F (Appellant) (Respondent) Appellant By Sh. Amit Jain, Sr. Dr Respondent By None Date Of Hearing 16.05.2016 Date Of Pronouncement 30.06.2016 Order Per O.P. Kant, A.M.: This Appeal By The Revenue Is Directed Against Order Dated 21/02/2011 Of Learned Commissioner Of Income-Tax (Appeals)-Vii, New Delhi Raising Following Grounds; “01. The Order Of The Learned Cit (Appeals) Is Erroneous & Contrary To Facts & Law. 02. On The Facts & In The Circumstances Of The Case & In Law, The Ld Cit (Appeals) Has Erred In Deleting The Penalty Of Rs.52,29,408/- Made U/S 68 Of The Act, Being The Unconfirmed Unsecured Loan. 2.1 The Ld. Cit (A) Has Ignored The Findings Recorded By The Ao & The Fact That The Assessee Did Not Discharge The Onus Of Proving The Creditworthiness Of The Creditors & Genuineness Of The Transactions. 03. On The Facts & In The Circumstances Of The Case & In Law, The Learned Cit (Appeals) Has Erred I N Deleting The Addition Of Rs.12,62,503/- Made On Account Of Disallowance Excessive Expenditure. 3.1. The Ld. Cit (A) Ignored The Finding Recorded By The Ao & The Fact That The Assessee Did Not File Required Evidences To Substantiate Its Claim.

Section 142(1)Section 143(2)Section 144Section 68

…11 (Gau.) & CIT vs. Korlay Trading Company Ltd. (1999) 232 ITR 820 If all the aforesaid three conditions are proved the burden shifts on the Revenue to prove that the amount belonged to the assessee. [CIT vs. United Commercial & Industrial Co. (P) Ltd. (1991) 187 ITR 596 (Cal.); M.A. Unneeri Kutty vs. CIT (1992)198 ITR 147 (Ker.); CIT Vs. Precision Finance P. Ltd. (1994) 208 ITR 495(Cal.). It has also been held by the various High Courts that the assessee cannot be asked to prove the source of source or the origin of origin. Reference may be made to the decisions in S. Hastimal vs. CIT (1963) 49 ITR 273(Mad); Tol…